I am an introvert. I have freinds who seem to have successfully used pot. I think it has something to do with motivation. If you use pot thoughtfully in can provide insights and motivate you to do things you might not have otherwise done. But if used incautiously, can be a problem. But for those who just use it to get high, and enjoy it, without thinking much about it, good for them. Used in a party situation and you get too big a hit, it can be trouble for you. It also increases you libido, so, maybe energizing your desire towards some one and providing extra motivation for the pursuit. But get too big a hit alone, you might think unrealistically.
I'll be honest, I've avoided this thread because the title reminds me of previous posters that've had a negative impact on how I view this forum. That was my mistake, and I wouldn't be surprised if others jumped to similar conclusions.
Really, though, I think this is a tricky question. I wouldn't say weed makes me egotistical but certain strains can absolutely cause me to focus on myself and my thoughts and my actions throughout the day, and when I've exhausted all options to stress over the things I've actually done, well.... nope, it's not done yet. That just means it's time to move onto stressing about all of the potential ways I could've handled any given situation, replaying conversations in my mind in slightly different ways until I'm quite literally mentally exhausted. It gets to the point where I get stuck for hours, sometimes days in an emotional response where I can't bring myself to let go of a certain stressor and end up constantly feeling like I
just experienced it. Every single time I find myself just as angry/depressed/confused/worried as I was in the moments after the events actually took place.
The reason I don't think this has anything to do with my ego is because I don't feel like it's based in any kind of idea of self-importance. I'm not special. I'm not brilliant. I'm not quick, I'm not even average-sized, I think I look like one of the people that the saying "God loves ugly" was coined for. My problem lies solely with my issues with anxiety, and more often than not weed is what helps me break out of that draining thought process and kind of push it away for the time being, compartmentalize and forget.... but only temporarily. It's rare for weed to play games with my mental health like that, but I've had it happen often enough to know it's possible for my escape to make the problem worse. I say it's because of different strains, but truth is it could be more dependent on my current mental state prior to getting high than anything else. I really don't know.
[EDIT: To answer your question about other forums, there are plenty. Ever since the original Overgrow shut down, I've been most satisfied with Bluelight online. You have to remember that, while you're certainly in the Cannabis Discussion thread, this site is huge, brother. The forums themselves are plentiful and most have a core group of dedicated posters, but a majority of the people you'll find came to this site for reasons other than cannabis and wandered over here because one day they got bored, figured they liked weed too so "
Fuck it, why not?" There are a few straight up brilliant minds that grace us with their presence on occasion, most of the Bluelighters around for any considerate amount of time tend to know their shit and are open to hearing different and new perspectives, and the Greenlighters (new users) can surprise you with what they can bring to a discussion out of nowhere.
We've got a bunch of trollish types too, and they're broadly split into two types: long-term users who just like giving people a hard time, and new accounts that post the stupidest things you could imagine. It's not all good, but we do our best to weed out the bad. Most things are tolerated, though, there's only a few things that'll put your account in jeopardy here. We just... it's not what we're here for, to turn people away.
Hope you stick around but if you still want a list of other forums then let me know, I'll shoot you a PM. I think they might end up disappointing you, but it's your call.]
